Serock
Serock | |
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Town hall | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Masovian |
County | Legionowo |
Gmina | Serock |
Established | 11th century |
Town rights | 1417, 1923 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sylwester Edwin Sokolnicki |
Area | |
• Total | 12.48 km2 (4.82 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 3,721 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 05-140 |
Area code | +48 22 |
Car plates | WL |
Website | http://www.serock.pl |
Serock [ˈsɛrɔt͡sk] is a town at the north bank of the Zegrze lake in the Legionowo County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,616 inhabitants (2004).
Serock has existed as a fortified Masovian settlement since at least 1065. It was granted city rights in 1417 and again in 1923.
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The market in Serock
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The church in Serock
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The church in Serock
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Interior of the church
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Jubilee Bell (AD 2000)
Jews in Serock
Before World War II, there was a significant Jewish population in Serock. Today there are no Jews. In the summer of 2000, a visiting descendant of former residents, discovered that a number of gravestones (Matzevot) were piled up in the city park [1]. The stones had been gathered by a local non-Jewish resident who also roped off the area. In 2006, a visit by members of the Jewish Records Indexing-Poland project confirmed the situation and now an attempt is being made to restore or at least establish a memorial on the site of the former Jewish cemetery. The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad [2] is involved under the guidance of The Honorable Lee R. Seeman.
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